Startup disk error requesting Force Quit Applications

What is the solution for the error message " Your Mac OS X startup disk has no more space available for application memory"? I still have over 600GB of memory left. My computer is also running very slow but will still open applications.

I'm not an expert on memory, but it sounds like you need more Ram Memory. The 600 GB is your hard drive space left.
I'm not sure how the computer allocates how much virtual memory is usable by programs. Open your activity monitor and look at your memory usage. You might also check the pageout section. If you use a lot of the hard drive space for application memory, then the page outs will be extremely high.
A computer restart should clear out some of the memory issues for a short time.

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Error 'Force Quit Applications'

what does it mean when an error for force quit comes up and it says "Your Mac OS X startup disk how no more space available for application memory"?

The error essentially means your computer is out of memory.
See full explaination from Linc here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23079533#23079533

When using my mac book pro, there's a window that comes up saying to force quit applications. i've done the updates cleaned out computer and have taken it in but it wont stop coming up.

when using my mac book pro, there's a window that comes up saying to force quit applications. i've done the updates cleaned out computer and have taken it in but it wont stop coming up. what can i do?

The force quit window appears when you:
a) type the key combination <CMD> + <OPT> + <ESC>
b) you select the menu item " > Force Quit..."

I keep getting told that i have run out of application memory and have to force quit applications. Not sure why this happens or what I do to fix it.

I keep getting told that I have no more application memory and have to force quit applications. Why does this happen and how do I fix it? This issue has only started since I started using Mavericks 10.9.2.

Have you checked how much space you have left on your HDD? You may find some useful information here:
pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.htmlhttp://
Ciao.

Application Not listed In Force Quit Applications Window

I running an application that is not displaying in the Force Quit Applications window.
When Adobe Lightroom 3 is running it is not listed.
I have quit the application and relaunched it and it still is not appearing in the list of Applications that are running.
What may have happened? How can I remedy this issue?
Thank you.

Why do you need to invoke the force quit? Are you experiencing hangups, freezes, or ?
When you have the Help section pop up window of an application open, the app itself stays "hidden" until you close the help window - you have to get used to closing that first.

Force Quitting Applications

Good Morning All,
Is there documentation anywhere on force quitting applications and why it should be done as a last resort? I have a user who ALWAYS

Essentially these are the side effects of force quit:
1. Documents aren't saved. Of course a File menu -> Save document will save the document's latest changes.
2. Open documents find themselves corrupted.
3. Open backup cache documents may get corrupted, making an application unexpectedly quit the next time it is opened, or the document next time it is opened unexpectedly quit.
If force quit is being done because the application can't close, it is probably due to #3 having been done at an inopportune time in the past.
Sometimes a force quit is impossible to stop because a 4 language screen comes up telling someone they must restart. This is known as a kernel panic. Find out from them if they have seen any kernel panics. Also find out if they ever spent more than half an hour unable to quit the application because the beachball cursor comes up and nothing functions.
Is the data on the machine backed up? We could discover why a spinning beachball may be happening, or kernel panics may be happening only if the data is backed up.

Why do i have to keep Force quitting applications ever since i upgraded to Mountain lion. It is very annoying when applications cannot be existed normally

Why do i have to keep Force quitting applications ever since i upgraded to Mountain lion. It is very annoying when applications cannot be existed normally.

Does your system meet these Mountain Lion System Requirements?:
General Requirements
OS X v10.6.8 or later
2GB of memory
8GB of available space
Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Supported
Models
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
And as user macsonrisanoted above, 4 GB of RAM is the practical minimum amount of RAM that Mountain Lion really needs since the OS itself uses at least that much often by itself.

HT1338 force quit applications

force quit applications keeps popping up.how do i fix this?

It should only happen if you have command-option-escape depressed. Try hooking a different keyboard. If you have speakable items turned on, it may have a shortcut to force quit that is activated by another shortcut. Check your speakable item shortcuts. There is a menu for force quit in the Apple menu which may be selected by some shortcut program.

Startup disk is running out of application memory?

My new 27" iMac frequently brings up this warning "Startup disk is running out of application memory" It just about locks up the computer as RAM is completely spent. I always need to restart manually. I assume this is a memory leak/hog problem. The activity monitor shows no applications that show any overusage. I do find that the Page Outs = 26 GB and Swap Used is 59GB. Is this causing the problem? How can I locate the problem and fix it? Thanks!

This is a reply to another post I have seen. This is the report from the Terminal.
Last login: Sun Feb 26 16:53:54 on ttys000
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/ {print $6 $7}'
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple/ {print $3}'
com.openssh.sshd
org.x.privileged_startx
org.postfix.master
org.ntp.ntpd
org.cups.cupsd
org.apache.httpd
com.vix.cron
com.sharpcast.xfsmond
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.logmein.logmeinserver
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.backblaze.bzserv
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple/ {print $3}'
org.x.startx
org.openbsd.ssh-agent
com.logmein.logmeinguiagent
com.logmein.logmeingui
com.google.keystone.root.agent
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent
com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$ ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
LogMeIn.plugin
LogMeInSafari32.plugin
LogMeInSafari64.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin
Silverlight.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.apple.remotepairtool.plist
com.backblaze.bzserv.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
.DS_Store
BackblazeBackup.prefPane
TiVoDesktop.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
/Library/QuickLook:
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Google Camera Adapter 0.component
Google Camera Adapter 1.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
/Library/StartupItems:
TiVoDesktop
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
Library/Fonts:
Arial
Brush Script
Times New Roman
Verdana
Wingdings
Wingdings 2
Wingdings 3
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
SlingPlayer.plugin
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.88A6F109-CE8C-4DAA-A0AE-253 B62027996.plist
com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
Library/PreferencePanes:
MusicManager.prefPane
Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Library/Services:
Close Chrome.workflow
Close all.workflow
Thumbnailer.workflow
Thumbnails.workflow
ToastIt.service
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get the name of every login item'
iTunesHelper, SugarSync Manager, iTunes, Dropbox
Jeremys-iMac:~ JeremyFullam$

How do I correct a "Force Quit Applications" message? Your Mac OS X startup disc has no more space available for application memory.

My MacBook Pro is giving me teh following message box. "Your Mac OS X startup disk has no space available for application memory" How do I correct this to improve the MacBook's performance?

There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory and virtual memory. That can happen for two reasons:
You have a long-running process with a memory leak (i.e., a bug), or
You don't have enough memory installed for your usage pattern.
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
from the menu bar.
If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
The process named "Safari Web Content" renders web pages for Safari and other applications. It uses a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider it a prime suspect.
Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing softwre. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command:
sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details.

I get message: Force Quit Application when I run iTunes about low disk space, yet I have enought disk space. Recurring often, now. When I run disk utility, tons of permissions differ on 'Applications/iTunes...uld be drwxr-x appear.

When I run my iTunes on my Max 0SX after a while I get a window on my screen: message reads: Your Mac 0SX startup disk has no more space available for application memory (even though I run my Utility and have tons of space available.) I run the verify permissions and see tons of messages that read: permissions differ on 'Applications/iTunes...uld be drwxr-x; they are - rwxr-xr-x.' Utility cannot get rid of these 'permission' messges. This also happens when I'm working in iPhoto. Need help, please.
This is not a Utility permissions problem. Seems it is more a disk space problem. HELP tells me to go Downloads and double-click on Downloads and choose Open Downloads. But this does not work. Downloads will not open. Is it possible Downloads is 'locked?' And if so, how can I unlock Downloads?

Trying to be more clear, here. Now, that I know the permissions are normal when running verify permissions in Utility.
Main problem: when I run iPhoto for some time, or iTunes for some time, on my Mac OSX, I get a window that pops up with a message that reads: Your MacOSX startup disk has no more space available for application memory. (It asks me then to 'quit applications you are not using.' After I do that (even though only one app may be open, it tells me to Relaunch Finder).But when I check I see I have tons of gigabyte space on my computer, I've only used a miniscule amount of disk space.
I click on this message, without 'relaunching Finder' and I can't get rid of it.
Why is it telling me I have no more disk space when I have tons of space? Why am I getting this message?

Can't force quit applications problem during Time Machine backups

I've run into a frustrating problem with Time Machine. I'm using an external 750gb USB hard drive as a backup disk with my Mac Mini; the connection is visa the Firewire 400 port.
When I'm doing anything that's CPU-intensive while a Time Machine is backing up, it is a 50-50 chance that one or more applications will crash. It is impossible to Force Quit them, which means that it is impossible to log out or shut down. The user is faced with a choice: Kill the whole system, and risk corrupting the system hard drive, or yank out the Time Machine disk's connector, and risk corrupting the Time Machine backup. Of course the latter is preferred, and that's what I've done. Thus far, I haven't seen any corruption on the Time Machine drive, fortunately, but in order to work with my system, I have had to disable Time Machine backups while I am working. (I reconnect the Time Machine drive overnight.)
I know from some Google searching that others are experiencing this problem. My question is, has anyone figured out why this is happening, or developed a workaround?
Regards,
Bryan

In the process of restoring my MacBookPro from an external TM drive as we speak. I can say with almost 100% certainty that force restarting (holding the power-button down until the book shuts off) will corrupt your start up disk to some extent.
My problem is that I was away from my network when TM tried to do an update. I'm not sure if TM was actually able to connect to my server but none the less I was on a verizon wireless card and so even a minor backup would have been slow.
I needed to shut the computer down and leave. I have had TM hang when trying to shut down and tried to tell it to stop the back-up (which it tries to do for hours on end and have had to force quit before... had to run disk first aid that time) So this time I figured Id leave the computer on (though unplugged) while I drove home.
I did not close the case until the screen went dark. Unfortunately, it had just gone to sleep (a half hour later) instead of shutting off but I did not know that at the time so I shut the case then.
When I plugged it in in the AM it was dark but not black... I could just see the screen and could see it was frozen. Force restart completely screwed my startup disk. Luckily I have a BU from the night before.
Maybe TM should also be linked to the location, and or connection you are using. So, if I am away from my LAN it will automatically turn off. I also wish I could set it to back up every x hours instead of every hour.
Good idea... just needs some work on the routines. (only an hour left on my restore now)

Bypassing 'Parse Error' without force quitting?

in case a 'Parse Error' is encountered, and oking it drives us into a loop with irresponsive Safari, is there a way to bypass the site without force quitting the application?

OK. First, never waste your time verifying permissions or the hard drive. Just repair them. Verify does not repair anything.
Second, your hard drive appears OK. The permissions messages are innocuous as they occur for everyone who installed a Front Row update and/or Java update. Simply put OS X replaced certain folder locations then replaced the original location with alias links to the new location. DU hasn't been fixed to reflect the change so it produces an error message related to these new links. Just ignore it.
Third, most likely your problem is unrelated to disk or permissions repairs. What you should try is removing cache files. I can make two suggestions here:
1. Download and install AppleJack - CNet Downloads or MacUpdate. Read the documentation carefully then follow the instructions.
2. Download a utility such as Leopard Cache Cleaner and use it to remove system, user, and font caches. An immediate restart is then required during which the caches are rebuilt.
3. Locate and delete the respective preference files for any applications that continue to quit unexpectedly.
4. See the following for additional assistance:
Apps unexpectedly quit
Help - a program quits unexpectedly
OS X 10.5- Some apps may unexpectedly quit after Java Update 4 is installed

Have to force quit applications

I'm finding that I'll be working and have 4-5 programs up at a time (Outlook, itunes, Safari, Photoshop & Illustrator) and I'm constantly watching my Activity Monitor because I don't want files to freeze (spinny rainbow wheel). Even then I end up having to force quit a lot of the time. Why can't I work on multiple programs at once.
Also, I'll be in a program and go to open a file and won't be able to see all my folders. Any suggestions?

One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for action in Safe Mode, (do those APPs Quit OK?)...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot and not in Safe Mode, then it is likely some 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Also see what is in System Preferences>Other Row.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems

How come a force quit application would NOT quit?

Hi,
I have now had two instances when an application which I needed to force quit, would not quit.
Both instances were with _*Elgato EyeTV version 2.5(3011)*_. OK the application would look as if it quits and disappear form the screen, but when checking in the DOCK the little triangle is there there. There was an error message "-600".
I tried to repeat force quit to no avail. Douple clicking to restart the programme fully would not work either. Restarting would however resolve the problem.
I suppose I should have tried to kill the application in TERMINAL.
Any other explanations?
Has anybody else come across resilient applications like that?
Regards

Thanks,
I agree - force quit works better when first activating the Finder. If that gives you the rolling ball, trying the Activity Monitor is a good option.
But the two events I am referring to are clearly different: ok, I used the Blue Apple Force Quit option, but the application would only sort of 'half quit'. There would be an error message: - 600. Also the Activity triangle in the dock would still be there. It would again be listed as an active application in the Blue Apple 'Force Quit' window. Force quitting in this window, would again remove it from that list, but the triangle would remain unchanged.
Also starting the application again would not work. - OK, I did not try killing it in TERMINAL then,
as I was about to switch off anyway. I used the Blue Apple option for that. No problems with it.
Restarting later was without problems either.
It just looks as if this particular application Elgato EyeTV +*would get stuck 'half way' after force quitting*+... Odd!
Have you observed anything like that with any application?
Regards

Startup disk error requesting Force Quit Applications

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